Behind-the-Scenes Tours

Saturday, July 14
$8 Adults | $6 Seniors
$4 Students and Youth (6-17)
No charge for CHS Members

Join us for one or both of these popular 45-minute guided tours (recommended for ages 12 and up). For more information, call (860) 236-5621 x209 or email Mary Muller.

2:00 pm Behind-the-Scenes Tour
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Get a rare sneak peek into non-public storage areas and see some of the CHS objects not currently on exhibit.

3:00 pm Secrets of the Veeder House BUY TICKETS ONLINE
From the servants' quarters to the original elevator, explore the architecture and see some of the non-public details of the 1928 house that is now CHS.

Tickets include one or both tours and general admission. Space is limited, and advance tickets are recommended.

Summer Furniture Series:
Compete, Leave or Change: The Challenges of Connecticut Craftsmen, 1800-1820
Lecture by Alyce Perry Englund

Friday, July 20 | 5:30 pm refreshments | 6:00 pm lecture
$12 CHS/SAPFM members | $15 non-members

In the decades following the American Revolution, the Connecticut cabinetmaking industry changed significantly in its stylistic preferences and workshop practices. This lecture will examine the new challenges confronting Federal Period cabinetmakers, particularly in the Hartford region. It will explore the reasons why craftsmen like Aaron Chapin thrived, while Benjamin C. Gillett relocated, and Lambert Hitchcock changed furniture making techniques in order to survive this highly competitive period. Alyce Perry Englund is Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts at the Wadsworth Atheneum.

Space is limited, and reservations are recommended. For more information or reservations, please call (860) 236-5621 x209 or email Mary Muller.

This lecture series is made possible through the generous support of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers and the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking.